(Senior) Manager Risk Management (m/f/d), fixed-term contract until January 2028

At Fresenius Kabi, we are committed to life – and this commitment drives us to continuously enhance the way we operate globally. A strong Risk Management and Internal Control System (ICS) plays a crucial role in safeguarding our business, ensuring compliance, and enabling sustainable success. An effective Risk Management (RM) and Internal Control System (ICS) helps to facilitate business sustainability and eventually contributes to the long‑term success of a company. Our RM &ICS team is dedicated to support the company with identifying, assessing and mitigating risks in a timely and appropriate manner. It facilitates compliance with laws, regulations, and internal guidelines, supports transparency in decision‑making, and provides assurance that processes operate as intended. The Risk Management &ICS team provides the methodology and works closely with the organization to implement a standardized and harmonized Risk Management and Internal Control System globally. As part of our motivated team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the long‑term success and sustainability of our company. By developing and implementing robust risk management processes and methodologies, you will contribute directly to our business's resilience and growth. This role offers the opportunity to lead strategic initiatives, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and drive cultural change within our organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up organizational structure for Risk Management for BU MedTech and BioPharma and drive cultural changes regarding risk awareness and ICS.
• Foster the implementation and maintenance of risk transparency within all entities of the specific business units.
• Make sure that all entities perform a proper Risk Assessment process before reporting the risks in our Risk Reporting tool, review risks including their evaluation and mitigating strategies, and follow up on their proper management.
• Liaise strongly with different management levels, GMs, local CFOs in the entities and enable continuous reporting of Risk Management activities within the business unit and to the Global Head of RM&ICS.
• Perform Risk Workshops in specific entities or for the BUS for specific risk topics.
• Maintain and further develop our Risk Management tool in cooperation with the Group.
• Further develop our Risk Management Strategy and methodology.
• Perform data analytics and Monte Carlo Simulation for our semi‑annual reporting and drive collection and consolidation of available risk related internal and external data to enable risk‑based scoping of activities and support the decision‑making process.

What you bring

• University degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or comparable studies.
• At least 5 years of experience in Risk Management / Internal Controls / External Audit / Internal Audit or a comparable risk‑oriented area of responsibility, preferably in management consulting or in a corporate setting.
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken.
• Execution‑oriented mindset combined with high‑levels of pro‑activity and pragmatism.
• Excellent communication skills across all hierarchical levels.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to structure and simplify complex tasks.
• Profound knowledge of business processes.
• SAP knowledge is an advantage.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical environment is an advantage.
• Experience in leading smaller teams is a plus.

Why join us?

At Fresenius Kabi, you will find a global team that values innovation, collaboration, and empowerment. You’ll contribute to building structures that support long‑term success, while growing in a role that offers visibility, responsibility, and real impact. If you enjoy working in a highly motivated and professional team and want to contribute to shaping the risk and control landscape of a leading healthcare company, we’d love to hear from you.

When your job has both impact and purpose, you know it's Fresenius. As a global healthcare group, we are committed to a special goal: Ever better medicine for ever more people. Whether directly with patients or as an expert in the background, at Fresenius you can contribute to improving the quality of life of people with diseases.